Several people are feared dead or injured after a train derailed in a tunnel in Hualien County, Taiwan. Video / @PMBreakingNewsSeveral people are feared dead or injured after a train derailed in a tunnel in Hualien County, Taiwan. Video / @PMBreakingNewsA passenger train smashed into a truck on its tracks and partially derailed outside a rail tunnel along Taiwan's east coast today, killing 34 people and injuring dozens, local police said. Officials in Hualien county said rescue efforts were continuing. Taiwan's last major rail crash was in October 2018 when an express train derailed while rounding a tight corner on the northeast coast, killing at least 18 people and injuring nearly 200.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 02, 2021 03:45 UTC